The Football Season.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1068, 16 August 1904, Page 3

The Football Season.

NEW ZEALAND VERSUS BRITAIN THE PROPOSED SECOND MATCH PROJECT ABANDONED By Telegraph.—Press Association, WiauNOTON. this day. At a mee:in»of llio New Zealand Rugby Union lust night a rssolution was carried regrotting it been found impossible, owing to tho inability of soveral players to obtain tho nooessary lcavo of absence, to send a thoroughly representative team to Australia, and tlmt it was not disposed to send a portion of tho team, as suggeslod in tho allornativo proposal, Accordingly tho Naw Zcalandors will not visit Sydney. Bydmy, thii daj. Tho Daily Telegraph, commenting on tho proposal to send a toaiu of New Zenland footballers to England, says: "If a really representative team is sent it will carry with it tho confident hopes of most of tho Australians who know their mottle, The garno so far can be judged by form, and the beat Now Zealand team would make a match dosorvodly interesting for the best British fifteen, A BIG GATE By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wbuinoton, thiii day. Tho takings for admission to Saturday's match were 12112,

THE WELCOME AT NEW PLYMOUTH

By Telegraph,—Association. New Plymouth, this d«j Although tho express train did not ar-* rive till nearly midnight, a grout crowd assembled to moot tho British footballers. Tho Mayor officially welcomed then), and a band of Maoris danood a hskn, 'J'lio weatkor is tine, and promises well lor tomorrow's match. Tho ground is rather heavy,